Abstract: A Foot-Connectable Cleaning Apparatus and Methods of Using invention. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention relate to cleaning apparatuses that attach to the feet to leverage the weight of a user's body to improve cleaning efficiency, and reduce or eliminate stresses on the body as well as potential injuries.

Abstract: A dishwasher for treating dishes according to a cycle of operation, the dishwasher comprising a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber, a dish rack received within the treating chamber and configured for receiving dishes for treatment during the cycle of operation, a sprayer located within the treating chamber and above the dish rack, and emitting a liquid onto the dish rack to form a high-speed spray.

Abstract: A dishwasher (1) for cleaning washware items (2) in the form of drinking vessels is configured as a counter module of a counter system and includes at least one treatment zone (3) having a placement area (4) associated with the treatment zone (3) and a removal area (5) associated with the treatment zone (3), wherein the washware item (2) can be placed into the treatment zone (3) via the placement area (4) and the cleaned washware item (2) can be removed from the treatment zone (3) via the removal area (5), wherein the placement area (4) and the removal area (5) are disposed opposite one another with the interposition of the treatment zone (3). At least one bracket (15) is provided in the treatment zone (3) for in releasably securing and/or positioning the washware item (2) placed onto a placement surface (20) in the treatment zone (3).

Abstract: A portable handheld submersible ultrasonic cleaning device has a generally elongate body defining proximal and distal ends, a power supply and an ultrasonic transducer powered thereby, wherein the distal end exposes the ultrasonic transducer to agitate surrounding water when the base is submerged in the water use. A propeller device comprising a propeller may force the water across the ultrasonic transducer. When cleaning, the device may be held with the distal end thereof submerged for enhanced cleaning and removing surface contaminants such as dust, dirt, oil, pigments, bacteria and the like. The device may be stood upright upon the base on the floor of a container for hands-free application of ultrasound whilst cleaning.

Abstract: A dishwasher having a treating chamber with one or more sprayers through which liquid is recirculated into the treating chamber, whereby the impact of the spray emitted from the sprayers impacts the structure forming the treating chamber to generate noise. Damping material is applied to structure forming the treating chamber to reduce the sound level of the impact exterior of the dishwasher.

Abstract: A household dishwasher includes a holder for items to be washed for holding items to be washed, and a lifting device for raising the holder for items to be washed from a starting position to an end position and for lowering the holder for items to be washed from the end position to the starting position. The lifting device includes a spring element, which assists the raising and lowering of the holder for items to be washed with the aid of an assisting force, and a spring bias adjusting unit, which tailors the assisting force to a loading state of the holder for items to be washed by adjusting a spring bias.

Abstract: A dish rack which has separate sections for various kitchen articles. A frame, which has two sections for different shaped kitchen articles.

Abstract: A shoe care apparatus includes a main body, a care room provided in the main body and configured to accommodate shoes, a machine room in the main body and configured to accommodate a heat pump device including an evaporator and a condenser, and a blower fan configured to allow air circulating through the care room and the machine room to be blown. The show care apparatus further includes a first circulation passage through which air discharged from the care room is supplied to the care room by passing through the evaporator and the condenser and a second circulation passage through which air discharged from the care room is supplied to the care room by passing through the evaporator and bypassing the condenser. The shoe care apparatus also including a first damper configured to open and close the second circulation passage.

Abstract: A manipulation assembly comprises: a delivery catheter having a lumen extending therethrough; and a deployment catheter positioned within the lumen of the delivery catheter. The delivery catheter is manipulatable within multiple planes. The deployment catheter is independently manipulatable with respect to the delivery catheter and includes a first lumen and a second lumen. The assembly further comprises an elongate, flexible visualization element positioned within the first lumen of the deployment catheter and extendable distally beyond the delivery catheter. The visualization element is articulatable with respect to the delivery catheter. The assembly further comprises an ablation probe positioned within the second lumen of the deployment catheter and comprises an illumination tool routed through the deployment catheter. The ablation probe is extendable distally beyond the deployment catheter and is positionable off-axis with respect to a longitudinal axis of the delivery catheter.

Abstract: A display control apparatus includes a processor, and the processor determines, in work on an object within a space, which one of a first picked-up image by a first image pickup device disposed at a first predetermined position within the space and a second picked-up image by a second image pickup device disposed at a second predetermined position different from the first predetermined position within the space is appropriate for confirmation of procedure in a state associated with the work on the object using a treatment instrument, outputs a determination result and controls display using at least one of the first picked-up image or the second picked-up image based on the determination result.

Abstract: A colposcopy instrument (which includes a display screen) is controlled by a specific set of steps defined in software to follow a defined protocol for performing a colposcopy examination. The software is utilized to also control the features of an included camera so that consistent digital images are recorded. The integrated software prompts the medical personnel performing the colposcopy procedure to capture relevant images in an automated sequence that includes, for example, capturing a sequence of images after the application of the acetic acid to the cervix. The displayed user interface guides the individual performing the exam through a series of easy-to-understand screen prompts to capture specific, critical images during the exam. The process, once begun, is automated and does not require the individual performing the exam to make any decisions about whether or not to record a certain image.

Abstract: An endoscope system includes: an endoscope comprising a first tube being inserted into a body, a second tube being arranged at a proximal end of the first tube, and a connecting portion connecting the first tube and the second tube so that the first tube can rotate relative to the second tube about a longitudinal axis; and a control device comprising at least one processor. The processor estimates a first guess shape based on information about positions of a plurality of points on the first tube, and estimates a second guess shape based on information about positions of two points on a proximal end side of a region of the first tube inserted into the body.

Abstract: A treatment device and an endoscopic treatment method are disclosed. The treatment device includes a first pipeline that is made of material having electrical insulation, and includes an internal space; an electrode that is energizable with high frequency current; a distal-end tip that is attached to a distal end of the first pipeline, and includes a distal-end opening in communication with the internal space of the first pipeline; and a second pipeline that is inserted through the first pipeline and through which liquid can pass. The endoscopic treatment method includes puncturing a treatment target and performing a local injection using the treatment device.

Abstract: An endoscopic examination support device stores, in a memory, a plurality of pieces of captured image data obtained by a plurality of imagings by an endoscope in a state in which the endoscope is inserted into a subject, and treatment information indicating treatment performed by using the endoscope in the state. Moreover, the endoscopic examination support device generates, based on the stored plurality of pieces of captured image data and treatment information, a large intestine developed image of an inside of the subject obtained by synthesizing the plurality of pieces of captured image data, the large intestine developed image being added with biopsy position mark indicating a position in the subject at which the treatment is performed, and displays the generated large intestine developed image on a display device.

Abstract: A patterned tube for use with a scope or similar medical device can include at least one flexible section. The at least one flexible section can include a plurality of first cuts having a first thickness, a plurality of second cuts having a second thickness. Particular ones of the plurality of second cuts can be located substantially opposite particular ones of the plurality of first cuts. The at least one flexible section can further include a plurality of bending moment transfer portions. Particular ones of the bending moment transfer portions can be located between particular ones of the first cuts and particular ones of the second cuts.

Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically controlling loading dock equipment, such as in response to a trailer approaching and docking at a docking station, are disclosed. The systems and methods can provide scanning devices and scanning operations which assist with, for example, properly aligning a trailer at a docking station and/or checking an interior area in front of the dock door for obstructions. The systems and methods can also transmit messages between components of the system and/or to users of the system regarding the status of components of the systems and/or the status of the overall docking process.

Abstract: An endoscope includes: an insertion portion having a joint; a first wire and a second wire fixed on both sides of a central axis in a longitudinal direction of the joint at a distal end of the joint; a first wire sheath which is inserted through an internal path of the insertion portion and through which the first wire is inserted; and a second wire sheath which is inserted through the internal path of the insertion portion and through which the second wire is inserted, wherein the first wire sheath is bundled by a first fastener so as to be close to the second wire sheath, and the first wire sheath and the second wire sheath are bundled so as to be relatively advancing and retreating by the first fastener.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods perform optical-scanning operations to acquire fluorescence data values corresponding to fluorescence data collected from inside a bodily lumen. A processor receives the fluorescence data; calculates a threshold background fluorescence value based on a central tendency of at least part of the fluorescence data values; discards fluorescence data values that are lower than the threshold background fluorescence value, thereby creating corrected fluorescence data values; and generates an image of the bodily lumen based on the corrected fluorescence data values.

Abstract: A speculum body is configured to attach to the otoscope. An array of radially situated microchannels is within the speculum body and extends to apertures in a distal end of the speculum body. A power electrode array is within the speculum body positioned with respect to the microchannels to excite plasma generation within the microchannels. An optically transparent central portion is in the body to permit viewing of an eardrum by a practitioner. A method of treatment of the middle ear and/or middle ear cavity incudes actuating plasma jets to extend into the ear canal from a speculum attached to the otoscope and continuing the plasma jet treatment for a period of time sufficient to inactivate or kill a bacterial biofilm in the middle ear and/or the middle ear cavity.

Abstract: Provided herein are systems for monitoring a subject's teeth during orthodontic treatment. In particular, described herein are apparatuses having a fixed focal length for coupling to a patient's smartphone, including a built-in lip/cheek retractor. These smartphone dental imaging apparatuses may be configured to easily and robustly interface with the user's smartphone to allow capture of dental images.

Abstract: A medical apparatus for insertion into an internal passage of a subject is provided having a body portion defining an exterior surface; one or more sensors disposed on the exterior surface of the body portion, the one or more sensors providing an insertion force profile representing the force exerted by the internal passage on the sensors during insertion of the body portion; and a processor and non-volatile storage associated therewith, the processor configured to execute software to compare the insertion force profile provided by the sensors with two or more training force profiles stored on the storage, and classify the insertion force profile provided by the sensors as corresponding to at least one of the training force profiles.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to arthroscopic visualization systems and methods. The visualization system can include a camera with a fluid inflow path, wherein a proximal end of the camera is configured to fluidly connect a fluid reservoir to the fluid inflow path. The system can also include a cannula with a lumen, wherein the lumen is configured to be fluidly connected to the fluid inflow path at a distal end of the camera. In addition, the system can also include a scope, wherein the scope is configured to be connected to the distal end of the camera and a portion of the scope is configured to be inserted into the lumen of the cannula.

Abstract: A lip and cheek retractor for examining the oral cavity of a person, comprising: a U-shaped frame (1) comprising in its rear part on the right and on the left a support (8) and a mirror (3) being rotatable in the supports (8) of the frame (1)

Abstract: A mouthpiece for attachment to an imaging device comprises a tubular body having a first end and a second end, both ends being open, and a band of flexible material attached to the first end of the body. The band comprises an opposing portion opposite the first end of the body. It may also comprise one or more adjacent portions, connected to the first end of the body and parallel to the opposing portion.

Abstract: A method for performing an eye test includes the steps of: receiving a request from a user to perform the eye test; acquiring predetermined user identification data from the user; presenting or providing at least one test image to the user, the at least one test image including at least one test target contained therein; instructing the user to identify at least one of the at least one test target(s) contained within the at least one test image; acquiring response data associated with the user's attempt(s) to identify the at least one test target(s) contained within the at least one test image; aggregating and/or analysing the acquired user identification data and/or the response data utilising a test algorithm which determines result data; and, presenting or providing the result data to the user.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new and improved systems and methods for identifying, evaluating and/or advising patients on the subject matter of presbyopia using a visual display in which presbyopes and non-presbyopes perceive different objects.

Abstract: Device and method for detecting tear film breakup, including a backlit translucent plate having a test chart positioned in front of at least one eye of a patient and having a pattern that reflects on the patient's eye, and at least one digital photographic camera connected to a computing system provided with means for processing and analysing images, a lens of the camera pointing towards the patient's eye in order to photograph a reflection of the test chart pattern on the patient's eye, wherein the test chart has a series of lines in the form of alternating horizontal or vertical transparent and opaque lines that form the pattern and at least one opening facing the camera lens.

Abstract: An instrument includes: an aberrometer; a corneal topographer; an optical coherence tomographer; and a fixation target subsystem. The fixation target subsystem includes a fixation target and a Stokes cell disposed in an optical path between the fixation target and the eye, wherein the Stokes cell includes a first rotation stage having a first cylinder lens and a second rotation stage having a second cylinder lens, wherein; and a controller configured for controlling a rotation of the first rotation stage and the second rotation stage for correcting for an astigmatism of the eye.

Abstract: An eye imaging device including a housing with an opening that can be in contact with a head of an observer, a first photographic optical system arranged in the housing and configured to image a left eyeball of the observer from a side, a second photographic optical system arranged in the housing opposite to the first photographic optical system and configured to image a right eyeball of the observer from a side, a third photographic optical system arranged slidable in the housing in a direction in which the first photographic optical system and the second photographic optical system face each other and configured to image the left eyeball and the right eyeball of the observer from a front, and a storage unit configured to store images captured by the first photographic optical system, the second photographic optical system, and the third photographic optical system is provided.

Abstract: A retinal camera system comprises an eyepiece lens disposed within a housing, a retinal image sensor, and a visual guidance indicator. The retinal image sensor is adapted to acquire a retinal image of an eye through the eyepiece lens. The visual guidance indicator is disposed in or on the housing peripherally about the eyepiece lens. The visual guidance indicator is positioned and oriented relative to the eyepiece lens to emit a visual cue along an optical path that does not pass through the eyepiece lens. The visual cue is adapted to facilitate alignment of the eye to the eyepiece lens.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for monitoring collection of subject condition data is provided. The method includes receiving a value of a parameter of subject condition data and a value of a sample time, for each of a plurality of sample times. The method also includes storing the subject condition data in a data structure including a first field for holding data indicating a current sample time and a second field for holding data indicating the value of the parameter. The method also includes determining a time gap defined by a duration between the current sample time and a most recent sample time and determining whether the time gap exceeds a time gap threshold and causing an apparatus to perform remedial action. A method for presenting the subject condition data on a display is also provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system for analyzing (1) the use of footwear items (11) configured to determine an association index between use parameter values (101) and shoe parameter values (201), said system a calculation computing device (30) configured for: Obtaining or loading posture or mobility parameter values (301) calculated from raw data generated by at least one connected sole (10); Obtaining or loading geographic parameter values (401) corresponding to a location of the at least one connected sole (10); Obtaining or loading shoe parameter values (201) including values of structural parameters, geometric parameters and/or aesthetic parameters of the footwear item (11); Calculating one or more use parameter values (101); Determining an association index value between the use parameter value(s) (101) and the shoe parameter values (201).

Abstract: A browser-based biological tracking system connects a computer to a set of wearable sensors. The system includes an application that is automatically downloaded from a server in response to a user accessing a webpage. The application sends data streams from the sensors to the server. The server calculates readings which are then displayed in a webpage. The set of sensors may include multiple types of sensors which utilize different communication interfaces. Some readings, called aggregate insights, are computed based on measurements from multiple sensors.

Abstract: Among other things, we describe a system that includes a first medical device for treating a patient at an emergency care scene, the first medical device including a processor and a memory configured to detect a request for a connection between the first medical device and a second medical device for treating the patient at the emergency care scene, the request for connection including an identifier of the second medical device, responsive to receiving the request for connection, enabling a wireless communication channel to be established between the first medical device and the second medical device based on the identifier of the second medical device and an identifier of the first medical device; and enabling transmission and/or exchange of patient data between the first medical device and the second medical device via the wireless communication channel. Such communications with more than two devices may also be possible.

Abstract: A method for generating a three-dimensional model through data matching according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: a maxillary scanning step of acquiring maxillary oral data including maxillary teeth by scanning the maxilla of a patient by using an oral scanner, a mandibular scanning step of acquiring mandibular oral data including mandibular teeth by scanning the mandible of the patient by using the oral scanner, an occlusion step of acquiring occlusal oral data in a state in which the maxillary teeth and the mandibular teeth are occluded, by using the oral scanner; a face scanning step of acquiring first facial data by scanning a face of the patient by using the oral scanner; and a matching step of matching the first facial data with at least one of the maxillary oral data, the mandibular oral data, and the occlusal oral data.

Abstract: Photoacoustic and/or acousto-optical techniques may be used to transabdominally perform fetal oximetry and/or trans-abdominal fetal pulse oximetry. In some cases, a composite acoustic signal that has emanated from an abdomen of a pregnant mammal may be received by a processor from, for example, an ultrasonic detector and/or microphone positioned on, or near, a pregnant mammal's abdomen and the composite acoustic signal may result from an optical signal incident on the pregnant mammal's abdomen and a fetus contained therein. A portion of the composite acoustic signal that was incident on the fetus may be isolated from the composite acoustic signal and then analyzed to determine a fetal hemoglobin oxygen saturation level and/or a fetal tissue oxygen saturation level.

Abstract: A system for screening persons' temperatures comprises an imaging device configured to generate imagery data, including infrared image data, of a first scene and a second scene. The system receives imagery data from the first scene, identifies persons in the scene using the imagery data, and determines each person's temperature. The system further compares the persons' temperatures to a threshold and indicates a person should be directed to the second scene if the person's temperature is above a threshold. Subsequently, the system determines and compares the person's temperature in the second scene and provides an indication if the person's temperature exceeds a second threshold. Further, a confidence factor can be associated with determinations of persons' temperatures.

Abstract: Methods and systems for determining the blood pressure of a patient. The system may include a first device configured to collect a first plurality of blood pressure measurements of the patient, a second device configured to collect a second plurality of blood pressure measurements of the patient, and a processor configured to identify a divergence between the first plurality and the second plurality, retrieve, from a memory, a clinical event, compare the first plurality and the second plurality to the clinical event, and determine that the first plurality is more accurate than the second plurality based on the comparison.

Abstract: A method for measuring cardiac pressure includes positioning a fluid-filled catheter and a pressure wire sensor at a cardiac pressure calibration location. A first pressure measurement is acquired from the fluid-filled catheter and a second pressure measurement is acquired from the pressure wire sensor. A set of equalization parameters is identified to apply to the first pressure measurement to reduce an error between the first pressure measurement and the second pressure measurement. The equalization parameters include a frequency correction parameter and a damping correction parameter to correct for frequency and damping of oscillations in the first pressure measurement. A third pressure measurement is acquired from the fluid-filled catheter. The set of equalization parameters is applied to equalize the third pressure measurement.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first biometric sensor comprising a plurality of electrodes and a measurement sensor electrically connected with the plurality of electrodes, a display, a memory, and a processor configured to obtain first biometric sensing information including a first electrocardiogram waveform using the first biometric sensor, identify a suspected disease based on the first electrocardiogram waveform and a previously obtained second electrocardiogram waveform, obtain second biometric sensing information corresponding to the identified suspected disease, and display, on the display, suspected disease information obtained based on the second biometric sensing information.

Abstract: A system and a method for optimizing a treatment regimen of a subject suffering from heart failure with a risk of congestive heart failure or a risk of side effects due to heart failure medication. Also, a computer program product for optimizing a treatment regimen of a user and a computer-readable storage medium, both of which include instructions that when the program is executed by a computer causes the computer to carry out the steps of the method.

Abstract: A system comprising a multi-sensor catheter for monitoring a cardiac hemodynamic condition, e.g. heart failure. The multi-sensor catheter comprises multi-lumen catheter tubing, first and second optical pressure sensors, and respective optical fibers and connectors. For right heart and pulmonary artery catheterization, a flow-directed multi-sensor catheter comprises a guidewire lumen, inflatable balloon tip, and sensor locations are configured for placement of a sensor in each of the right atrium and pulmonary artery, for measurement of central venous pressure in the right atrium and a pulmonary artery pressure. An optical fiber for oximetry may be included. The outside diameter is small enough for insertion through a vein of the arm. For monitoring of a cardiac shunt, sensors are configured for measuring pressures upstream and downstream of the cardiac shunt, e.g. in left and right atria, or left atrium and coronary sinus.

Abstract: A pulse sensor and a pulse sensing system are provided. The pulse sensor includes a pressure sensing circuit, a reference circuit, and an output circuit. The pressure sensing circuit may sense a pulse vibration to generate a sensing signal. The reference circuit may generate a reference signal according to a base signal. A first input terminal of the output circuit is coupled to the pressure sensing circuit. A second input terminal of the output circuit is coupled to the reference circuit. The output circuit generates a pulse sensing current at an output terminal of the output circuit according to a difference between the sensing signal and the reference signal.

Abstract: An optical sensing system includes an optical detector, a rigid support structure for attaching the detector and a coherent light source to a patient and holding those in position, relative to soft tissue, while the coherent light forms a speckle pattern within the tissue in view of the detector. Attaching the detector to the patient via the rigid structure permits hands-free detection of the speckle pattern by the detector. Preferably, the rigid support structure is configured for fitment to teeth of the patient for hands-free positioning of the light source and the detector to image sublingual tissue of the patient and the detector and light source are communicatively coupled to a computer station such that the system is operable for: continuous, hands-free monitoring, by laser speckle imaging, of microcirculation while the patient is in shock, and to manage fluid delivery.

Abstract: An electronic device receives a first input, where an air pump inflates and pressurizes an airbag. The electronic device obtains a pressure value of the airbag in a process of controlling the air pump to inflate and pressurize the airbag. The electronic device obtains a first pressure signal, where the first pressure signal is a signal indicating that the pressure value of the airbag changes with time in a process in which the air pump starts to inflate and pressurize the airbag until the pressure value of the airbag is equal to a preset pressure value. The electronic device determines, based on the first pressure signal, tightness of wearing a wristband by a user. The electronic device corrects, based on the tightness, a blood pressure measurement value determined based on a second pressure signal, to determine a blood pressure value of the user.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pulse diagnosis device including at least one bellow, at least one sensor, and a locating element. The bellow has a sensing surface having a first end and a second end opposite to each other. The sensor is disposed on the sensing surface and has a sensing area at least partially extending from the first end to the second end or protruding from the second end. The locating element is at least partially disposed along the second end to position the sensor at the second end, wherein the sensing area does not overlap with the locating element at least partially.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are devices, systems, and methods for use in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided procedure in which focused energy is applied to an area of interest of a subject. Disclosed herein are coupling baths comprising an aqueous solution comprising a plurality of paramagnetic particles dispersed in water, wherein, when magnetic resonance images are collected from the area of interest of the subject for MRI guidance: the coupling bath is located proximate to the area of interest, and the composition, the average particle size, the shape, the concentration, the presence or absence of the capping layer, the identity of the plurality of ligands when the capping layer is present, the average thickness of the capping layer when the capping layer is present, or a combination thereof is/are selected such that the coupling bath reduces or prevents imaging artifacts in the magnetic resonance images for the MRI guidance.

Abstract: Disclosed is a medical system (100, 500) that comprises a radiotherapy system (102) configured for controllably irradiating a target volume (114) within an irradiation zone (112); a subject support (120) configured for supporting at least a ventral region (124) of a subject (122) within the irradiation zone; a breath monitor system (132, 132?) configured for providing a motion signal (154, 158) descriptive of subject breathing motion; and a subject display (130, 130?) configured for displaying a breathing phase indicator (160, 160?) to the subject when supported by the subject support. Execution of the machine executable instructions (150) causes a processor (142) controlling the medical system to receive (200) a time resolved magnetic resonance imaging dataset (152) synchronized to a measured motion signal (154).

Abstract: A portable device is configured to connect directly to an intraosseous (IO) catheter and provide a clinician with actionable information to determine whether the catheter is placed correctly, such as whether the catheter is placed in the medullary cavity of bone. The device provides this information leveraging the presence or absence of arterial pressure waveforms. A method for assessing placement of an intraosseous catheter includes coupling a pressure transducer to an IO catheter placed in tissue, obtaining a continuous pressure waveform from a pressure signal provided by the pressure transducer, and assessing placement of the catheter based on the continuous pressure waveform.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a technique for determining a position of a distal end of a probe relative to a blood vessel. The method comprises receiving a first pressure pattern comprising a plurality of pressure values being indicative of a pressure of a fluid when the distal end of the probe is located inside the blood vessel, processing the first pressure pattern, and determining at least one adaptive threshold and/or a tendency indication. The adaptive threshold is indicative of a transition from a first position state to a second position state, or vice versa. The tendency indication is indicative of a certain trend of the pressure pattern. The first position state defines an in-blood vessel condition in which the distal end of the probe is located inside the blood vessel and the second position state defines at least one exit condition in which the distal end of the probe is located at least partially outside the blood vessel.